kitty13

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1. IVPB antibiotics and saline locks....

   kitty13 replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Patient Medications

   Good technique! Yes always follow your hospital P&P but as Aurora77 said that 100ml bag is cheap, it delivers the rest of the antibiotic in the iv line to your patient so they get all the med....

2. No job

   kitty13 replied to skny's topic in New York Nursing

   Please don't classify yourself as a loser, I am an experienced nurse and have had my 4th interview, still can't get a job, i am either told i am overqualified, not up to speed for an injection nurse...

3. ADN's being pushed out

   kitty13 replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   bravo, Bravo.

4. ADN's being pushed out

   kitty13 replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Take a look at the ANCC website and them tell me what you think may be influencing healthcare. Also review magnet hospitals and what it will do for patient care out comes, then tell me your thoughts....

5. ADN's being pushed out

   kitty13 replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   good for you it was a well written reply my feelings as a Diploma

6. ADN's being pushed out

   kitty13 replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   That would depend on your work setting, is it a magnet hospital, is there a trauma center level associated with the hospital. However those degrees could work for an RN if you wanted to work for as an...

7. ADN's being pushed out

   kitty13 replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   The comments regarding degrees and hospitals requiring BSN is the direction many facilities have been moving over the last couple of years. I am a diploma nurse, graduated from a 3 yr program that...

8. B.Bruan Space pumps

   kitty13 replied to qcumba's topic in General Nursing

   Mama_d, the space pump you refer to does have the option of having 3 port tubing. It is a choice made by your hospital what to order. We have 3 port tubing. I don't have issues with a glass vial,...

9. B.Bruan Space pumps

   kitty13 replied to qcumba's topic in General Nursing

   We use the Space pump and as another post said " careful priming is required" We also started priming each port w saline prior to the prime of the entire set. We reduced alarms at least 90%. We use...